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Dual-Language Immersion Programs: Improving Student Achievement in Reading and English Language Skills

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Intervention Details

Subjects

English Language Arts, Foreign Languages

Academic Programs

Bilingual Education Program, English as a Second Language (ESL) Program

Duration

Full school year

Grades

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Personnel

General Education Teacher

Intervention Summary

Dual-language immersion programs

Statistical Finding Summary

Positive effect on reading ability in fifth and eighth grades

No effect on mathematics and science performance

Positive effect on reducing the probability of being classified as an English learner for students whose native language matches the partner language

Source

Gema, Z., Jennifer, L., Jennifer L., S., Michael, B., Robert O., S., Susan, B. & Trey, M. (2017). Effects of Dual-Language Immersion Programs on Student Achievement: Evidence from Lottery Data (ED577026). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED577026.pdf.

Data Sample by Population

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